Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.8

Chapter 9. General Libraries

libsigsegv-2.10

Introduction to libsigsegv

This is a library for handling page faults in user mode. A page fault occurs when a program tries to access to a region of memory that is currently not available. Catching and handling a page fault is a useful technique for implementing pageable virtual memory, memory-mapped access to persistent databases, generational garbage collectors, stack overflow handlers, and distributed shared memory.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Package Information

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libsigsegv

Installation of libsigsegv

Install libsigsegv by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr   \
            --enable-shared \
            --disable-static &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--enable-shared: This switch ensures that shared libraries are compiled.

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libsigsegv.so
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

libsigsegv.so

is a library for handling page faults in user mode.

Last updated on 2015-09-10 20:43:58 -0700